Regan Smith Scratches 200 Free, 50 Back Finals at PSS – Knoxville

TYR PRO SWIM SERIES – KNOXVILLE

• January 11-14, 2023
• Knoxville, Tennessee
• LCM (50 meters)
• Prelims/Finals
  • Prelims: 9:00 AM (EST)
  • Finals: 6:00 PM (EST), Day 1 4:00 PM
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Three-time Olympic medalist Regan Smith scratched both the women’s 200-meter freestyle A-final and the 50 backstroke A-final at the Pro Swim Series stop Thursday night in Knoxville, Tennessee.

The 20-year-old American qualified second in the 50 back prelims this morning just a tenth of a second behind Canada’s Kylie Masse. Smith qualified third in the 200 free prelims with a 1:59.10, behind Katie Ledecky (1:57.05) and Erin Gemmell (1:58.27).

Ledecky ended up winning the 200 free to start the second finals session of the meet, finishing more than two seconds ahead of Bella Sims (1:57.87) and Gemmell (1:57.97).

Smith took on a loaded schedule in Knoxville, entering six events total between the 100 free, 200 free, 400 free, 200 IM, 50 back, and 200 butterfly.

WOMEN’S 200 FREESTYLE — FINALS

• World Record: 1:52.98 – Federica Pellegrini, ITA (2009)
• World Junior Record: 1:54.79 – Summer McIntosh, CAN (2022)
• American Record: 1:53.61 – Allison Schmitt (2012)
• U.S. Open Record: 1:54.40 – Allison Schmitt, USA (2012)/ Katie Ledecky, USA (2021)
• Pro Swim Series Record: 1:54.40 – Katie Ledecky, USA (2021)

Top 8 Finishers:

1. Katie Ledecky (GSC) – 1:55.47
2. Bella Sims (SAND) – 1:57.87
3. Erin Gemmell (NCAP) – 1:57.97
4. Katie Grimes (SAND) – 1:59.08
5. Ella Jansen (CAN) – 1:59.09
6. Valentine Dumont (BEL) – 1:59.17
7. Claire Weinstein (SAND) – 2:00.08
8. Brooklyn Douthwright (TENN) – 2:00.54

WOMEN’S 50 BACKSTROKE — FINALS

• World Record: 26.98 – Xiang Liu, CHN (2018)
• World Junior Record: 27.49 – Minna Atherton, AUS (2016)
• American Record: 27.12 – Katharine Berkoff (2022)
• U.S. Open Record: 27.12 – Katharine Berkoff, USA (2022)
• Pro Swim Series Record: 27.43 – Olivia Smoliga, USA (2018)

Top 8 Finishers:

1. Kylie Masse (CAN) – 27.38 (PRO SWIM RECORD)
2. Katharine Berkoff (NCS) – 27.80
3. Olivia Smoliga (SUN) – 28.07
4. Josephine Fuller (TENN) – 28.19
5. Abbey Weitzeil (CAL) – 28.20
6. Kira Toussaint (TNAQ) – 28.70
7. Emma Kern (AQJT) – 28.95
8. Danielle Hanus (CAN) – 29.17